Harness-saddle



(No Model.)

J. FISCHER.

HARNESS SADDLE.

No. 88z,o2o. Patented 008. 8o, 1888.

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KUNITED STATES PATENT t* FFICEO JOHN FISGH Elli, Ol LOUTSVILLE, KENTUCKY.

HARNESS-SADDLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part oflietters Patent N0.392,020, dated Oeteoer 30, 1888.

Application tiled February 28, 1F99. Serial No. '265510. (Nomodel.)

To all whom; t may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN Fisorrnn, ol' Louis ville, in the county of Jefferson and State of Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in HarnessSaddles; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ot' the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use it, reference bcinghad totheaecompanying` drawiugs,which l'orm part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in harness-saddles; and it consists in, irst, the combination of a continuous iiap or strap which extends entirely across the back of the animal, with suitable metallic plates which are placed inside of the strap and provided with perforations to receive the staples which secure the supporting-straps in position, the terrets, and the screws which pass through the ilap and the plates; seeond,the combination ofthe hook, which has its rear portion to extend across under the llap or strap, and provided with two sets of screwholes, with the saddlepiecc which extends across the top of the strap, the screws which. are passed through the center of the pad and through the flap and enter the body ofthe hook, all of which will be more fully described hereinafter'.

The object of my invention is to produce a harnesssaddle without a tree, and which is llexible at its center, so as to adapt itself to the shape of the animals back; to form the ilap of one continuous piece, which extends entirely across the animals back, and to stiilen it upon each side of the center by means of a metallic plate, and to prevent the screws which secure the two parts of the hook in position upon the saddle from becoming unscrewed.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a harnesssaddle embodying my invention. Ilfig. 2 is a vertical section ofthe same. Fig. 3 is a transverse section taken through the hook and the saddle.

A represei'its the [lap or strap, which extends entirely across the animals back, and which forms the body of the saddle, to which all of the other parts are secured. This flap may either be made of one continuous piece or it may bc formed of two pieces, which may be spliced together for the salie of economy in leather, and which spliced piece will be hidden material at its center by being provided with a lining, which consists of a single thickness of leather or other material, and upon each side of the center of the saddle inside of the flap is placed a metallic perforated plate, G, which is suitably bent and provided with se` ries of perforations, through which the staples, clamping-screw, and the terrets freely pass. rlhe upper ends of these plates approach just suilciently near to opposite sides or edges of the bridlehooky to leave the saddle perfectly flexible at its center, so that it can be made to freely adjust itself to the shape of the animals back. Through the Hap upon each side of the center and through the metallic plates placed in the flap are passed the staples D, which have suitable shoulders, bearings, or stops, a, formed thereon so as to bear solidly against the outer side of the Hap, and which staples have their prongs to pass through the flap and the metallic platos, and are clinched on the under side of the iiap, as shown in Fig. 2. The supporting-straps (t are fastened by suit able rings, Il, 'in these staples, these staples being rigidly secured in position upon the Hap by means of the metallic plate placed therein. The harness is adapted to be used for any purposes that may be desired, as the supportingstraps will bear any kind of weight which may be applied to them.

The terrets I pass down through the iiaps and the metallic pla-tes placed therein, and have their lower ends to screw into the metallic screw-threaded plates J, secured inside of the upper part ofthe pad L. Also,passing down through the ilap and the metallic plates placed therein, and the threaded metallic plates secured to the inner side of the upper part of the pad, are the clanipingscrews N and the terrets, and these clampingscrews serve to secure the pad to the iiap upon each side of the center of the saddle, as shown.

The hook O, above the top of the saddle,.is shaped, as shown, so that the greater the pull The saddle is made of a double thickness of IOO ol' the checkrein upon the hook the more the l site sides ofthe center, and which are secured rein will slip down toward the body of the hook, and thus be less likely to break the hook by having too great a pull thereon. The body .P of the hook extends backward under the llap and has the ring Q formed upon its rear end. Through this body are formed two sets of screw-holes, and through one set of these holes are passed the screws R. One of the screws passes up into atubular socket formed on the under side of the saddle S, while the other sciew passes up into a socket, T, which is made separate from the saddle, but which passes down through it, as shown. In order to prevent t'hese two screws from working loose,y the center of the pad has two screws, U, passedthrough it, and these screws U pass up into the other set of holes formed in the body of the hook, as shown, and thereby clamp the center of the pad tightly against the under side of the saddle. As the pad bears tightly against the heads ofthe two screws R, it will be seen that they can never work loose. ln case soft material-such as serge or cloth-for the pad is used, these screws can be held in position by placing a light metallic plate against their heads and securing the plate in position by means of the screws U.

Having thus described my invention, .l claim- 1. In a harncsssaddlc, a flap or strap which extends entirely across the back ofthe animal, and which is provided with a lining at its cen ter, in combination with the metallic plates C, which are placed inside of the flap upon oppoin position by the staples D and the terrets l, the saddle being made flexible at its center, so as to conform to the shape of the back of the animal, substantially as shown.

2. The combination of the flap A, the hook O, provided with two sets of holes, with the saddle part S, provided with a screw-socket upon its under side to receive the screw R, and having an opening through which the socket T is passed, so as to receive a second screw, It, the pad, and screws U, which are passed through the pad and the ap into the hook, substantially as described.

3. The combination of the flap, the hook having screw-holes made through its body, the saddle part, and the screws which secure the hook and saddle part upon opposite side of the Hap, with the pad and the screws which pass through the pad into the body ofthe hook, substantially as specied. V

4. rlhe combination of the lap, metallic plates placed therein, the staples provided with shoulders or stops, and prongs which pass down through the tlap and the metallic plates placed therein, and which are clinched on their under sides, the supporting-straps, and the rings connected thereto and to the staples, substantially -as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

JOHN FISCHER.

Witnesses:

CHARLEs A. WALTER, JoHNI-IAUTH. 

